GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reek | smoke |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| juncture | a point of time |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |